NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Montreal Canadiens 2, New York Rangers 1 – January 15, 2023 – Madison Square Garden
NYR Goals: A. Panarin (12)
MTL Goals: K. Dach (8), C. Caufield (26)
NYR Goalie: I. Shesterkin (L – 29/31)
MTL Goalie: S. Montembeault (W – 38/39)
NYR Shots: 39
MTL Shots: 31
NYR PP: 0/2
NYR PK: 1/2
RECAP/NOTES: The Rangers fell in the first game of this back-to-back on Sunday night at MSG, 2-1. Montreal started things off with a goal in the second before New York tied the game shortly after. The Canadiens scored the game-winning tally in the third period to prevail. Jake Leschyshyn made his Rangers debut, the 25th different skater to play for the Blueshirts this season.
RANGERS RUNDOWN
- The New York Rangers hit the road in the second half of a back-to-back when they face the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena (7:00 PM ET – TV: MSG Network – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM).
- The Blueshirts have won five of their last seven games and have earned points in seven of their last eight games (5-1-2). New York is 6-2-2 in its last 10 games.
- On the road, the Rangers have now earned a point in eight of their last nine contests (6-1-2) and 15 of their last 18 games (12-3-3) away from home. Adam Fox and Artemi Panarin’s 19 road assists are tied for the second most in the NHL. New York’s .690 road points percentage ranks sixth in the league.
- The Blueshirts have earned at least one point in seven of their last 11 games against Columbus (5-4-2). New York has wins in four of its last seven contests at Nationwide Arena.
- Vincent Trocheck is set to play in his 600th career NHL game tonight (NYR – 44 GP, CAR – 135 GP, FLA – 420 GP).
- The Rangers defensemen group has collected 110 points, the third most in the NHL and 86 assists, the fourth most in the league. 28.9 percent of all Rangers points this season have been contributed to a defenseman.
- New York’s 12 comeback victories this season are tied for the fourth most in the league while its five third-period comebacks are tied for the fifth most.
- New York ranks tied for fourth in the NHL in third period goals (55) and fourth in third-period goal differential (+15). Heading into the third period tied, the Rangers are 10-2-5, the most such wins in the NHL.
UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES ET)
DATE/TIME OPPONENT/LOCATION TV RADIO
Jan. 19/7:00 PM Boston/MSG MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Jan. 23/7:00 PM Florida/MSG MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Jan. 25/7:00 PM Toronto/Scotiabank Arena TNT ESPN 98.7 FM
Jan. 27/7:00 PM Vegas/MSG MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Feb. 6/7:30 PM Calgary/MSG MSG Network TBD
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Jan. 15 Montreal L, 2-1
Jan. 12 Dallas OTW, 2-1
Jan. 10 Minnesota SOW, 4-3
Jan. 7 at New Jersey OTL, 4-3
Jan. 5 at Montreal W, 4-1
INJURIES (28 MGL)
PLAYER INJURY DATES MISSED CONS. GAMES MISSED
Chris Kreider Upper Body Jan. 12-15 2
Julien Gauthier Upper Body Jan. 15 1
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
January 15 – Ryan Carpenter recalled from Hartford. Julien Gauthier placed on IR.
January 11 – Jake Leschyshyn claimed off waivers
January 6 – Gustav Rydahl re-assigned to Hartford
January 5 – Gustav Rydahl recalled from Hartford
January 4 – Jimmy Vesey re-signed to two-year contract extension
ALL-TIME RECORD 22-18-1-3 (48 PTS)
2022-23 0-1-0
2021-22 2-1-0
NYR HOME 9-7-1-3 (22 PTS)
NYR AWAY 13-11-0-0 (26 PTS)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS 3-2-0
LEADING SCORER(S) – CURRENT RANGERS IN CAREER G: Kreider (15) – A: Zibanejad (14) – Pts: Kreider (21)
LEADING SCORER(S) – ALL-TIME IN GAMES W/NYR G: Kreider (15) – A: Stepan (11) – Pts: Kreider (21)
2022-23 SEASON SERIES
October 23 at MSG L, 5-1
January 16 at Nationwide Arena 7:00 PM ET
March 28 at MSG 7:00 PM ET
April 8 at Nationwide Arena 7:00 PM ET
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:
Jan. 16, 2023 Game No. 43 (13-27-2, 28 pts.)
vs. New York Rangers (24-13-7, 55 pts.), Nationwide Arena Home Game No. 25 (10-13-1, 21 pts.) The Blue Jackets Press Box website, which includes game notes, stats, releases and video/audio clips as well as the 2022-23 Media Guide can be accessed at bluejackets.com/pressbox. Follow @BlueJacketsPR on Twitter for comprehensive information and updates on the team.
THE LAST GAME: JAN. 14, 2023 – CBJ 4 at DET 3
CBJ Goal Scorers: Laine (10), Gavrikov (3), Laine (11), Laine (12)
DET Goal Scorers: Maatta (4), Walman (5), Raymond (13)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (25/28; 59:55); DET – Husso (21/25; 58:26)
CBJ PP: 0/1; PK: 2/2 | Shots: CBJ: 25 / DET: 28
3 Stars: 1. Laine, CBJ; 2. Gaudreau, CBJ; 3. Raymond, DET
Noteworthy: CBJ snapped 3-game losing streak… CBJ scored 1st 4 goals of the game (3 in the 1st period and 1 in the 2nd)… DET scored 3 goals in the 3rd period… Laine notched his 10th career hat trick – and 2nd with CBJ – to give him points in 3-straight games (3-3-6)… Roslovic registered his 4th multi-assist/5th multi-point effort (0-2-2), including his 100th career CBJ point on 1st assist… Gaudreau recorded his team-leading 8th multi-assist/11th multi-point outing (0-2-2), giving him points each of his last two games (1-2-3)… Boqvist registered an assist for his 4th consecutive game played (0-4-4)… Jenner and Robinson returned after missing 11 and five games respectively due to injuries.
OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (36 games)
Voracek (concussion); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 4); out indefinitely (31 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (29 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (27 games)
Chinakhov (ankle); Placed on IR (Dec. 20); 4 weeks (11 games)
Meyer (oblique strain); Placed on IR (Jan. 11); 6-8 weeks (2 games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 285
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 14 Activated Jenner, Robinson and Tarasov off Injured Reserve and assigned Bjork to Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 13 Assigned Greaves and Fix-Wolansky to Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 12 Activated Blankenburg off Injured Reserve, placed Robinson on Injured Reserve retroactive to Jan. 3 and added Greaves to the roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 11 Placed Meyer on Injured Reserve and added Fix-Wolansky to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 11 Assigned Greaves to Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 10 Placed Tarasov on IR retroactive on Dec. 30 and added Greaves to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
TONIGHT’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
7pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 97.1 The Fan
AGAINST THE RANGERS
2022-23 Series: 1-0-0 (0-0-0 vs. NYR)
2021-22 Series: 1-2-0 (1-1-0 vs. NYR)
All-Time Series: 21-18-1-4 (11-12-0-1 vs. NYR)
Last 10 (Overall | Home): 6-4-0 | 4-5-1
All-Time GF/GA: 136/130
All-Time SF/SA: 1,387/1,373
All-Time PP: 19-of-138
All-Time PK: 110-of-132
THE LAST GAME: OCT. 23, 2022 – CBJ 5 at NYR 1
CBJ Goal Scorers: Werenski (2), Peeke (1), Chinakhov (1), Robinson (1), Johnson (1)
NYR Goal Scorers: PP – Panarin (4)
Goalies: CBJ – Tarasov (30/31; 60:00); NYR – Halak (16/21; 60:00)
CBJ PP: 0/1; PK: 2/3 | Shots: CBJ: 21 / NYR: 31
3 Stars: 1. Tarasov, CBJ; 2. Foudy, CBJ; 3. Werenski, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ scored the 1st 3 goals of the game (1 in 1st and 2 in 2nd)… NYR scored a 5-on-3 PPG at the end of the 2nd but CBJ scored goals 44 seconds apart in the 3rd for the win… Tarasov won his 1st career NHL game… Johnson scored for 2nd-straight game (2-0-2)… Roslovic recorded his 1st multi-assist/2nd multi-point game of the campaign (0-2-2) to extend assist-streak to 3-straight games (1-4-5)… Foudy, playing in his 1st game of the season, and Voracek each had 0-2-2.
SEASON SERIES LEFT: Mar. 28 at NYR… Apr. 8 at CBJ
Columbus Blue Jackets: Media Notes
NOTED (Team Highlights vs. NYR)
CBJ are 12-7-1 in last 20 games overall vs. NYR… CBJ have won the last 2 games of the series and have picked up points in 5 of the last 8 contests at NWA (4-3-1)… Winning team has scored 4+ goals in 4 consecutive meetings after scoring 3 or less in 4-straight… CBJ has recorded PPGs in 2 of the last 3 meetings (2-of-6; 33.3 pct.)… CBJ have recorded 3 of the 4 shutouts in the all-time series but NYR recorded the most recent one by Igor Shesterkin on 10/29/21 (4-0 W at NYR)… NYR own 2 of the 3 hat tricks and penalty shots in the all-time series… Most goals scored vs. NYR: 7 (1/13/19)… Most goals allowed vs. NYR: 5 – 3x (MR: 11/13/21).
NOTED (Player Highlights vs. NYR)
Gaudreau notched his 300th career point (2nd goal) on 10/21/18 at NYR… Gudbranson notched his 1st career assist on 12/11/11 at NYR and skated in his 500th career game on 12/22/19 at NYR… Jenner skated in his 100th career game on 4/6/15 at NYR and his 200th career game on 11/18/16 vs. NYR… Laine notched his 4th career hat trick on 3/6/18 at NYR (Lundqvist)… Peeke made his NHL debut on 12/5/19 vs. NYR… Tarasov won his 1st career NHL game on 10/23/22 at NYR.
SCORING NOTABLES vs. NYR
• Gaudreau – 8-7-15 in 14 career GP, including points in 5 of his last 6 games (3 multi-point efforts; 6-3-9) and goals in 3-straight home contests (4-2-6).
• Jenner – 4-7-11 in 27 career GP, including 2-1-3 in his most recent home meeting on Jan. 27, 2022.
• Laine – 4-3-7 in 10 career GP, including 0-2-2 in the most recent contest played at Nationwide Arena on Jan. 27, 2022.
BLUE JACKETS NOTES
A LOOK AT JANUARY
The Blue Jackets snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory at Detroit on Saturday. The club, which is in a stretch of four-of-six ames played at home from January 12-21 with the lone road contests, Saturday at Detroit and Tuesday at Nashville, is 2-2-0 in its last four home games and 4-3-0 in the last seven contests at Nationwide Arena dating back to Dec. 9. Columbus closes out a stretch of eight-straight games against Eastern Conference teams to start 2023 on Monday vs. the Rangers. The stretch from January 3-16 includes five contests vs. Metropolitan Division opponents. The club plays a season-high 16 games in the month of January with three sets of back-to-back games (Jan. 7 vs. CAR/Jan. 8 at WSH; Jan. 16. vs. NYR/ Jan. 17 at NSH; Jan. 27 at VAN/Jan. 28 at SEA).
